City of Preston
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| City of Preston Victoria |
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 Location in Melbourne |
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| Population: | 79,700 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 37.05 km² (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Preston | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Preston was a Local Government Area located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 37.05 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Preston's first involvement in local government was as part of the Epping Roads District in 1854, which also included Northcote. In 1870 the Epping District was amalgamated with Merriang, Whittlesea, Morang and Woodstock Roads Districts to form a very large Darebin shire. These entities mostly ended up in the City of Whittlesea and the City of Broadmeadows.[2]
Preston was first incorporated as the Jika Jika Shire on 8 November 1871, which was renamed Preston on 11 September 1885. It became a borough on 14 March 1922, a town on 24 May 1922, and was proclaimed a City on 14 July 1926.[3]
On 22 June 1994, the City of Preston was abolished and was merged with neighbouring Northcote into the newly-created City of Darebin.[4]
Council meetings were held at Preston Town Hall in High Street and Gower Street, Preston. It is still used for the same purpose by the City of Darebin.
[edit] Wards
The City of Preston was subdivided into four wards, each electing three councillors:
- South East Ward
- South West Ward
- North East Ward
- North West Ward[3]
[edit] Suburbs
- Bundoora (split with Shire of Diamond Valley and City of Whittlesea)
- Kingsbury
- Preston
- Reservoir
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1911 | 5,049 |
| 1933 | 33,442 |
| 1947 | 46,775 |
| 1954 | 63,868 |
| 1958 | 77,300* |
| 1961 | 84,146 |
| 1966 | 89,706 |
| 1971 | 91,584 |
| 1976 | 88,384 |
| 1981 | 84,519 |
| 1986 | 79,751 |
| 1991 | 76,996 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Monash University (1999). Australian Places - Preston. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 460-461. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 5. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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